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Lineage-specific distribution of insertion sequence excision enhancer in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from swine.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2014
Kusumoto Masahiro, Fukamizu Dai, Ogura Yoshitoshi, Yoshida Eiji, Yamamoto Fumiko, Iwata Taketoshi, Ooka Tadasuke, Akiba Masato, Hayashi Tetsuya
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Insertion sequences (ISs) are the simplest transposable elements and are widely distributed in bacteria; however, they also play important roles in genome evolution. We recently identified a protein called IS excision enhancer (IEE) in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157. IEE promotes...
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